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Baylor Football Team History


Baylor Bears
Baylor University
 Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Grant Teaff
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Grant Teaff enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Texas Tech  7   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Kentucky  21   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Nebraska  10   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Houston  24   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Southern Methodist  9   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Texas A&M  31   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Air Force  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Arkansas  9   35   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Rice  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Texas  7   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Texas Christian  48   9   W       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored228
  Scoring Average20.7
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average20.0
  Opponents Record71-54
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record0-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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